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NASA Nighttime Map Shows Earth's Brightest Spots, Indian Cities Shine Bright
Social media users were stunned as the Uttar Pradesh-Bihar belt emerged as one of the brightest spots on NASA's nighttime satellite map.
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Perseid Meteor Shower 2025 to Dazzle Night Sky in August
The Perseid meteor shower, one of the year’s most anticipated celestial events, will peak on the night of August 12–13, 2025. At its height, the shower can produce up to 100 meteors per hour, though the glare of an 86% waning gibbous moon will make spotting faint streaks difficult. Observers can still expect to see the brightest meteors and occ...
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Brightest Gamma-Ray Burst Ever Observed Reveals Cosmic Secrets
On October 9, 2022, astronomers detected GRB 221009A, the most powerful gamma-ray burst ever recorded, earning the nickname “BOAT” (Brightest Of All Time). This rare, once-in-10,000-year event came from a galaxy 2 billion light-years away and temporarily blinded gamma-ray detectors. It revealed new insights into stellar death, as the associated...
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Brightest Planets in June’s Night Sky: How and When to See Mercury, Venus, Mars and Saturn
Skywatchers can spot Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Saturn in prime June skies during dusk and dawn hours. With Mercury at its best visibility, Mars pairing with Regulus, and Venus and Saturn rising before sunrise, celestial highlights abound. A crescent moon joins Mars on June 29, making this month ideal for skywatching and astrophotography.
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Lorenzo Musetti Downs Holger Rune To Book Spot In French Open Quarter-Finals
Italian eighth seed Lorenzo Musetti shone brightest in the night session at Roland Garros on Sunday as he beat Holger Rune in four sets to reach the French Open last eight.
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Farrey Review: Debutante Alizeh Is Brightest Spot In Middling Exercise
Farrey Review: The film skims the surface of the issues it tackles - inequities of the higher secondary education and the yawning gap between the moneyed and the marginalized.
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Largest Cosmic Explosion Ever, Raging For 3 Years, Spotted By Astronomers
Last year, astronomers witnessed the brightest explosion on record - a gamma-ray burst known as GRB 221009A.
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Janhvi Kapoor's Manish Malhotra Lehenga Is So Glitzy, You Could Probably Spot It From Outer Space
Janhvi Kapoor's silver embellished lehenga can make the brightest stars in the galaxy look dull
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International Space Station Spotted From Gujarat Cities, Will Be Seen Today As Well
The International Space Station (ISS), the third brightest object in the sky after the sun and moon, passed some 400 kilometres over Gujarat on Tuesday night, giving people, especially in Ahmedabad and Rajkot, a glimpse of the space technology marvel.
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Commonwealth Games 2018: Heena Sidhu Adds Golden Touch To Slow Day For India
India held on to their third spot in the overall tally, behind hosts Australia and England. The Indian contingent has so far collected 11 gold, four silver and six bronze medals.
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NASA Nighttime Map Shows Earth's Brightest Spots, Indian Cities Shine Bright
Social media users were stunned as the Uttar Pradesh-Bihar belt emerged as one of the brightest spots on NASA's nighttime satellite map.
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Perseid Meteor Shower 2025 to Dazzle Night Sky in August
The Perseid meteor shower, one of the year’s most anticipated celestial events, will peak on the night of August 12–13, 2025. At its height, the shower can produce up to 100 meteors per hour, though the glare of an 86% waning gibbous moon will make spotting faint streaks difficult. Observers can still expect to see the brightest meteors and occ...
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Brightest Gamma-Ray Burst Ever Observed Reveals Cosmic Secrets
On October 9, 2022, astronomers detected GRB 221009A, the most powerful gamma-ray burst ever recorded, earning the nickname “BOAT” (Brightest Of All Time). This rare, once-in-10,000-year event came from a galaxy 2 billion light-years away and temporarily blinded gamma-ray detectors. It revealed new insights into stellar death, as the associated...
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Brightest Planets in June’s Night Sky: How and When to See Mercury, Venus, Mars and Saturn
Skywatchers can spot Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Saturn in prime June skies during dusk and dawn hours. With Mercury at its best visibility, Mars pairing with Regulus, and Venus and Saturn rising before sunrise, celestial highlights abound. A crescent moon joins Mars on June 29, making this month ideal for skywatching and astrophotography.
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Lorenzo Musetti Downs Holger Rune To Book Spot In French Open Quarter-Finals
Italian eighth seed Lorenzo Musetti shone brightest in the night session at Roland Garros on Sunday as he beat Holger Rune in four sets to reach the French Open last eight.
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Farrey Review: Debutante Alizeh Is Brightest Spot In Middling Exercise
Farrey Review: The film skims the surface of the issues it tackles - inequities of the higher secondary education and the yawning gap between the moneyed and the marginalized.
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Largest Cosmic Explosion Ever, Raging For 3 Years, Spotted By Astronomers
Last year, astronomers witnessed the brightest explosion on record - a gamma-ray burst known as GRB 221009A.
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Janhvi Kapoor's Manish Malhotra Lehenga Is So Glitzy, You Could Probably Spot It From Outer Space
Janhvi Kapoor's silver embellished lehenga can make the brightest stars in the galaxy look dull
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International Space Station Spotted From Gujarat Cities, Will Be Seen Today As Well
The International Space Station (ISS), the third brightest object in the sky after the sun and moon, passed some 400 kilometres over Gujarat on Tuesday night, giving people, especially in Ahmedabad and Rajkot, a glimpse of the space technology marvel.
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Commonwealth Games 2018: Heena Sidhu Adds Golden Touch To Slow Day For India
India held on to their third spot in the overall tally, behind hosts Australia and England. The Indian contingent has so far collected 11 gold, four silver and six bronze medals.
